The Super Falcons were urged to go beyond the quarter-finals.
The team’s head coach, Bev Priestman, told reporters the situation was worrying.
Australians know that the Super Falcons have a long reputation and are not to be taken lightly.
Cameroon will now face Portugal in on Wednesday and Haiti will take on Chile same day to secure two of the three remaining spots.
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Falcons for qualifying for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023.
Nine-time African champions Nigeria will head to the U.S. for a two-match tour in September.
Falcons have won nine out of 11 past editions of the competition.
Super Falcons are ranked 39th by the world football governing body FIFA, while Nadeshiko Japan are rated 13th.
